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ELEPHANT. 
A very interesting account of the affection of a 
young elephant for its mother, concludes the de- 
scription of this cruel amusement. 
“ There now remained but two elephants of 
those that had been discovered, which were a she 
one with a calf. The agageer would willingly have 
let these alone, as the teeth of the female are very 
small, and the young one is of no sort of value, 
even for food, its flesh shrinking much upon dry- 
ing : but the hunters would not be limited in their 
sport. The people having observed the place of 
her retreat, thither we eagerly followed. She was 
very soon found, and as soon lamed by the agageers ; 
but when they came to wound her with their 
darts, as every one did in turn, to our very great 
surprise, the young one, which had been suffered 
to escape unheeded and unpursued, came out from 
the thicket, apparently in great anger, running 
upon the horses and men with all the violence it 
was master of. I was amazed, and as much as ever 
I was, upon such an occasion, afflicted, at seeing 
the great affection of the little animal defending its 
wounded mother, heedless of its own life or safety. 
I therefore cried to them for God’s sake to spare the 
mother, — though it was then too late ; and the calf 
had made several rude attacks upon me, which I 
avoided without difficulty ; but I am happy to this 
day in the reflection that I did not strike it. At 
last making one of his attacks upon Ayto Engedan, 
it hurt him a little upon the leg ; upon which he 
thrust it through with his lance, as others did after, 
